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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
his live U.S. television debut was a pivotal moment, watched by an estimated 73 million viewers, and is widely credited with igniting Beatlemania in America and kicking off the British Invasion. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1964, authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to take military action in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war -
March on the Pentagon
The "March on the Pentagon" was a major anti-Vietnam War protest that took place in Washington, D.C. An estimated 70,000-100,000 people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial, with a significant number marching across the Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Pentagon. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly known as Woodstock, was a three-day music festival on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York -
Kent State Protest
the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of unarmed students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine during a protest against the Vietnam War and the expansion of the war into Cambodia